Hand bag



Dec. 17, 1929. o. J. WALKNSKY HAND BAG Filed June 22. 1928 INI/E/VTOR 0596p OWM Ma l 5 3 ORA/EV Patented Dec. 17, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT orrica OSSIP JOSEPH WALINSKY, OF NEW YORK, N. HAND BAG Application filed. June 22, 1928. Serial No. 287,425.

This invention relates to hand bags, and ing preferably extending as one piece of mamore particularly to hand bags such as carterial from the upper edge of the bag downried by ladies for containing a purse, trinkets wardly under the bag and up to the opposite and so forth. upper edge of the bag so as to give a very neat The objects of the invention are to provide and pleasing appearance and eliminate unan improved bag which may be utilized as an necessary crevices and stitching. For purunder-arm bag or as a bag to be carried by its poses of properly finishing the ba I preferhandle; to give the bag the appearance of ably line the inner wall on both sides and pr0- not having a handle when used as an undervide an inner lining to the outer casing.

arm bag; to provide a handle which will These linings may also be continuous from space the gripping portion of the handle the upper edge of the bag around under the away from the body of the bag when the bottom of the bag to the upper edge of the handle is used; to provide a handle which opposite side if so desired.

will be slidably secured to the bag; to protect lVithin the slip pocket 6, I position my the bag against being opened by sneak thieves improved handle 9 which preferably comwhile being carried; to secure simplicity of prises a piece of material of the same charconstruction and operation; and to obtain acter as comprise the outer casing of the bag other advantages and results as may be this handle being slidable into and out of said brought out in the following description. slip pocket. The upper part of this handle is Referring to the accompanying drawing shown as recessed at 10 for insertion of the in which like numerals of reference indicate users hand in grasping the handle. Across similar parts throughout the several views; the top of said handle I have shown a bar 11 Figure 1 is an elevation of a bag embodyor other gripping means which preferably is ing my invention showing the same as it apof a construction to give the appearance of .3 pears when used as an under-arm bag; being the upper frame of the bag at such time Figure 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 of as the handle is slid down into the pocket as Fig. 1; shown in Figure 1. In such position of the Figure 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showhandle, the bag is very attractive and usable ing bag with handle in position for use; and as an under-arm bag with no outward appear- 2a) Fi ure 4 is a sectional view on line 4- -4 of ance of havin a handle at all. and the handle w h h I r) Fig. 8. is obviously slid into the bag out of the way In the specific embodiment of the invention so the bag may be used very conveniently and illustrated in said drawing, the reference satisfactorily. At the lower end of the numeral 1 indicates the body portion of the handle I preferably utilize a very flexible ma- ::5 bag which provides a hinged frame 2 as terial, such as silk 12, which is stitched near 30 usual, adapted to be closed together and sethe bottom of the bag to the inner lining. cured by a. snap lock 3 thereby providing a The portion of the handle which is exposed closed pouch for containing a purse 4 and prois preferably of a less flexible characterthus viding ample space therein for other con; enabling the handle to be pushed into the in tents. Said body portionlprovides an outer s ip pocket without-any difficulty or any casing 5 and an inner wall 6 on each side of crumbling of the normally exposed part. the bag thereby providing a slip pocket 7 Consequently the lower portion of the handle between the said outer casing and inner wall. which is of a more flexible material will be The outer casing and inner wall are stitched the part that crumbles and thus the bag is together at their ends, as at 8, the outer caskept in presentable shape at all times with no exposed wrinkled parts and no disfiguring bulges from crumbled material since the silk used on the lower end of the handle is sufficiently thin to crumble without taking any material space.

It will be observed that as I prefer to construct the bag, the handle is made of several parts permanently secured together, namely the upper bar of celluloid or other suitable material secured across the upper edge of upper handle portion which is all moderately stiff material, such as leather, and the third part of the handle comprises the very flexible lower portion which is never exposed and which is preferably of silk. It is to be understood, however, that Ido not limit myself to handle having a less flexible upper portion permanently secured to said flexible lower portion and slidable into and out of said slip pocket by virtue of the flexibility of the lower portion, said handle having a bar along the upper edge of said less flexible portion, said bar providing a hand hold when the handle is slid out of the pocket and said bar extending along the upper edge of the bag in exposed position when the handle is slid into said pocket.

OSSIP JOSEPH WALINSKY.

constructing the handle of these specific parts 7 I nor do I restrict myself to building the handle from several separatepieces, as obviously it may be constructed otherwise. It is also to be noted that I preferably provide a handle in each of the slip pockets, that is, a handle at both sides of the bag. Consequently when the handles are withdrawn for carrying the bag thereby, it will be observed that said handles are on opposite sides of the pouch frame and consequently will prevent a sneak thief from gaining access to the pouch by opening the frame. Furthermore, the handles will pull out of the slip pockets a suflicient distance so that the users hand may enter through the cut-out portion of the handles and readily and securely grasp the same when the bag is to be carried in that manner.

Obviously detail changes and modifications may be made in the construction and use of my improved hand bag, and I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact construction shown or described except as set forth in the following claims when construed in the light of the prior art.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. A hand bag comprising a body portion having a slip pocket, a handle secured at its lower end in said pocket, the upper portion of said handle being slidable at its upper portioninto and out of said slip pocket.

2. A hand bag having slip pockets on opposite sides thereof, handles at opposite sides of the bag having their lower ends secured in said slip pockets, the upper portions of said handles being slidable into said slip pockets.

3. A hand bag providing a slip pocket, a

handle havin a lower flexible ortion secured entirely within said slip pocket, said handle having a less flexible upper portion permanently secured to said flexible lower portion and slidable into and out of said slip pocket by virtue of the flexibility 0f the lower portion.

l. A hand bag providing a slip pocket, a handle having a lower flexible portion secured entirely within said slip pocket, said 

